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Phone, Photo Breach Under Investigation

CBC News reports on Wal-Mart Canada’s investigation of a privacy breach at one of its stores that involved the phone numbers and photographs “of a customer who had used the photo developing machines in the east Regina location.” Wal-Mart Canada VP of Corporate Affairs Andrew Pelletier said, “We take the privacy and confidentiality of customers very seriously. Clearly, what's reported here should never have occurred, and we will get to the bottom of it.”Full Story

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